Tronox's pigment operations include TiO2 production facilities in various locations worldwide, with capacities ranging from 225,000 to 32,000 metric tonnes per year. The company believes it has adequate provisions for current and near-term use of its plants and equipment, with costs recorded on its balance sheets.
Pigment Operations
Our pigment facilities consist of the physical assets necessary and appropriate to produce, distribute and supply our TiO2 products and consist mainly of manufacturing and distribution facilities. The following table lists
our TiO2 production facilities and capacity (in metric tonnes per year), by location:
Facility Production. TiO2. Capacity Process
Hamilton, Mississippi, USA . . . . . . TiO2 225,000 Chloride
Yanbu, Saudi Arabia. . . . . . TiO2 200,000 Chloride
Stallingborough, England, United Kingdom . . . . TiO2 165,000 Chloride
Kwinana, Western Australia . . . . TiO2 150,000 Chloride
Kemerton, Western Australia . . . . . TiO2 110,000 Chloride
Botlek, the Netherlands . . . . . TiO2 90,000 Chloride
Salvador, Bahia, Brazil . . . . TiO2 60,000 Sulphate
Fuzhou, Jiangxi Province, China . . . . TiO2 46,000 Sulphate
Thann, Alsace, France . . . . . TiO2 32,000 Sulphate
We believe we have maintained a level of adequate provision for the current and near-term use of our plants and equipment, the costs of which are recorded as Property, plant and equipment on our consolidated balance sheets; see Note 11 of our notes to our consolidated financial statements. We utilize local power sources at each of our sites; see ‘‘Risk Factors—South Africa, where we have large mining assets and derive a significant portion of our revenue and profit, poses distinct operational risks which could affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.’’
Page 30, 2020 Tronox annual report